The Masked Singer | |
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Season 6 | |
Starring | |
Hosted by | Nick Cannon |
No. of contestants | 16 |
Winner | Jewel as "Queen of Hearts" |
Runner-up | Todrick Hall as "Bull" |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 22 – December 15, 2021 |
Season chronology | |
The sixth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on September 22, 2021, following a sneak peek episode that aired on September 12, [1] and concluded on December 15, 2021. The season was won by singer Jewel as "Queen of Hearts", with singer Todrick Hall finishing second as "Bull".
Nick Cannon, singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong, and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger all returned as host and panelists. [2] The panelists also again competed for the Golden Ear during the season, with Nicole Scherzinger winning for the first time. [3]
Guest panelists in the season included Leslie Jordan in the sixth episode, Joel McHale in the seventh episode, will.i.am in the eighth episode, and Cheryl Hines in the ninth episode. [4]
On May 17, 2021, it was announced that Fox renewed the series for a sixth season, prior to the airing of the fifth season's finale on May 26. [5] On July 26, 2021, it was announced that the season would premiere with a two-night premiere on September 22 and 23. [6]
Filming for the season began at the end of June 2021, with an expected wrap date of August 11. During production, it was reported that 12 positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at Red Studios Hollywood, though filming was not halted. Also aided by the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, this season features a studio audience for the first time since season three (the last season filmed prior to the start of the pandemic), though with a smaller size than it used to be. [7]
A new twist called the 'Take It Off Buzzer' was introduced in this season. [8] The button can be used once for each group. If a panelist pushes it and guesses the celebrity correctly, then the contestant must take off their mask and be eliminated and the panelist will get two extra points towards their Golden Ear score. If the guess is incorrect, then the contestant keeps their mask on and stays in the competition. Ken Jeong pushed the button for Group A and incorrectly guessed that "Pepper" was Sara Bareilles, while Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg pushed the button for Group B and incorrectly guessed that "Caterpillar" was Jake Gyllenhaal.
The season features two groups, Group A and Group B. For the first time in the show's history, the winner of each group will face-off against each other in the season finale episode. Wild cards, a concept introduced in the previous season, also return, being added to each group throughout the season to compete for the "Golden Mask" trophy themselves. [3] The contestants in this season are reported to have a combined 85 Grammy nominations, 27 Grammy wins, 12 Emmy nominations, 12 Razzie Award nominations, three Academy Award nominations, two Super Bowl appearances, and two lifetime achievement awards. [9]
"Baby" is the first human costume featured on the show. [10]
Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation(s) | Episodes | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |||
Group A | Group B | A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | |||||
Queen of Hearts | Jewel | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WINNER | ||||||
Bull | Todrick Hall | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||||
Banana Split | David Foster | Musician/composer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
Katharine McPhee | Singer/actor | |||||||||||||
Skunk | Faith Evans | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
Caterpillar (WC) | Bobby Berk | TV host | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Mallard | Willie Robertson | TV personality | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
Pepper (WC) | Natasha Bedingfield | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Jester (WC) | Johnny Rotten | Singer | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Beach Ball (WC) | Honey Boo Boo | TV personalities | OUT | |||||||||||
Mama June | ||||||||||||||
Hamster (WC) | Rob Schneider | Actor/comedian | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
Cupcake | Ruth Pointer [lower-alpha 1] | Singer | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Baby (WC) | Larry the Cable Guy | Comedian/actor | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Dalmatian | Tyga | Rapper | OUT | |||||||||||
Pufferfish | Toni Braxton | Singer | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Mother Nature | Vivica A. Fox | Actor | OUT [lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||||
Octopus | Dwight Howard | NBA player | OUT |
(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Skunk | "Diamonds" by Sam Smith | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Octopus | "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard | Dwight Howard | OUT |
3 | Pufferfish | "Say So" by Doja Cat | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Mother Nature | "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross | Vivica A. Fox [lower-alpha 2] | OUT |
5 | Bull | "Drops of Jupiter" by Train | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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Wild card | Hamster | "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison | undisclosed | SAFE |
1 | Skunk | "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" by James Brown | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Pufferfish | "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby | Toni Braxton [lower-alpha 3] | OUT |
3 | Bull | "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts | undisclosed | SAFE |
Wild card | Baby | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Queen of Hearts | "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Mallard | "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Cupcake | "Heatwave" by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Dalmatian | "Beautiful" by Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams | Tyga | OUT |
5 | Banana Split | "A Million Dreams" by P!nk | undisclosed | SAFE |
undisclosed |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Bull | "Circus" by Britney Spears | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Hamster | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Skunk | "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight & the Pips | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Baby | "Meet the Flintstones" by Hoyt Curtin | Larry the Cable Guy | OUT |
Wild card | Pepper | "Jealous" by Labrinth | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Banana Split | "Cry Me a River" by Michael Bublé | undisclosed | SAFE |
undisclosed | ||||
2 | Cupcake | "Finesse" by Bruno Mars | Ruth Pointer | OUT |
3 | Queen of Hearts | "La Vie en rose" by Édith Piaf | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Mallard | "My House" by Flo Rida | undisclosed | SAFE |
Wild card | Caterpillar | "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé | undisclosed | SAFE |
Guest panelist performance: "This Little Light of Mine" performed by Leslie Jordan as "Soft Serve"
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Bull | "Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Pepper | "No Tears Left to Cry" by Ariana Grande | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Skunk | "Square Biz" by Teena Marie | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Hamster | "Sabor a Mí" by Luis Miguel | Rob Schneider | OUT |
Wild card | Jester | "School's Out" by Alice Cooper | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Mallard | "Play Something Country" by Brooks & Dunn | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Caterpillar | "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNC | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Queen of Hearts | "River" by Bishop Briggs | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Banana Split | "Let 'er Rip" by The Chicks | undisclosed | SAFE |
undisclosed | ||||
Wild card | Beach Ball | "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus | Honey Boo Boo | OUT |
Mama June |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Bull | "Rain on Me" by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Pepper | "Sign of the Times" by Harry Styles | Natasha Bedingfield | OUT |
3 | Jester | "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by Soggy Bottom Boys | Johnny Rotten | OUT |
4 | Skunk | "At Last" by Etta James | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Banana Split | "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
undisclosed | ||||
2 | Caterpillar | "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks | Bobby Berk | OUT |
3 | Mallard | "Fly" by Sugar Ray | Willie Robertson | OUT |
4 | Queen of Hearts | "She's Got You" by Patsy Cline | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name (and duet partner) | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Bull | "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Skunk | "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" by Aretha Franklin | Faith Evans | OUT |
3 | Bull & Jesse McCartney | "Breakeven" by The Script | ||
4 | Skunk & Michael Bolton | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
# | Stage name (and duet partner) | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Banana Split | "Singin' in the Rain" by Arthur Freed | David Foster | OUT |
Katharine McPhee | ||||
2 | Queen of Hearts | "Bird Set Free" by Sia | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Banana Split & Robin Thicke | "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder | ||
4 | Queen of Hearts & Nicole Scherzinger | "Dream On" by Aerosmith |
# | Stage name | Song |
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1 | Bull | "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives |
2 | Queen of Hearts | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Frank Sinatra |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Bull | "You Gotta Be" by Des'ree | Todrick Hall | RUNNER-UP |
"Invisible" by Hunter Hayes | ||||
2 | Queen of Hearts | "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye | Jewel | WINNER |
"Firework" by Katy Perry | ||||
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) | Ref. |
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0 | "The Masked Singer & Alter Ego Sneak Peek" | September 12, 2021 | Sunday 8:00 p.m. | 0.9/6 | 2.94 | — | — | — | — | [12] |
1 | "2 Night Season Premiere, Part 1: Group A Premiere" | September 22, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.1/8 | 4.74 | 0.4 | 1.76 | 1.6 | 6.50 | [13] [14] [lower-alpha 4] |
2 | "2 Night Season Premiere, Part 2: Back to School" | September 23, 2021 | Thursday 8:00 p.m. | 1.0/7 | 4.65 | 0.4 | 1.48 | 1.4 | 6.13 | [15] [16] [lower-alpha 4] |
3 | "Group B Premiere" | September 29, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 1.0/7 | 4.55 | 0.4 | 1.45 | 1.4 | 6.00 | [17] [18] [lower-alpha 4] |
4 | "House Party" | October 6, 2021 | 0.9/6 | 4.35 | 0.3 | 1.27 | 1.2 | 5.63 | [19] [20] [lower-alpha 4] | |
5 | "Date Night" | October 13, 2021 | 1.0/7 | 4.60 | 0.4 | 1.62 | 1.4 | 6.21 | [21] [22] | |
6 | "Time Warp" | October 20, 2021 | 1.0/7 | 4.53 | 0.5 | 1.74 | 1.4 | 6.27 | [23] [24] | |
Special | "All-Time Countdown" | October 25, 2021 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4/3 | 2.28 | 0.2 | 0.85 | 0.6 | 3.14 | [25] [26] [lower-alpha 4] |
7 | "Giving Thanks" | November 3, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.9/7 | 4.20 | 0.3 | 1.30 | 1.3 | 5.50 | [27] [28] [lower-alpha 4] |
8 | "Group A Semi-Final" | November 10, 2021 | 0.9/6 | 3.96 | 0.3 | 1.40 | 1.2 | 5.36 | [29] [30] [lower-alpha 4] | |
9 | "Group B Semi-Final" | November 17, 2021 | 1.0/8 | 4.64 | 0.4 | 1.47 | 1.4 | 6.11 | [31] [32] | |
10 | "Group A Finale" | December 1, 2021 | 0.9/6 | 4.17 | 0.3 | 1.31 | 1.2 | 5.48 | [33] [34] | |
11 | "Group B Finale" | December 8, 2021 | 0.9/6 | 4.32 | 0.4 | 1.61 | 1.2 | 5.93 | [35] [36] | |
12 | "2 Hour Grand Finale Part 1" | December 15, 2021 | 0.8/6 | 4.41 | 0.2 | 0.92 | 1.0 | 5.33 | [37] [38] [lower-alpha 4] | |
13 | "2 Hour Grand Finale Part 2" | December 15, 2021 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | 1.0/7 | 5.08 | 0.2 | 1.12 | 1.2 | 6.19 | [37] [38] [lower-alpha 4] |
Special | "The Masked Singer Christmas Singalong" | December 22, 2021 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3/2 | 2.07 | — | — | — | — | [39] |
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